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KXAS-TV ("NBC5") is a television station based in Fort Worth, Texas. With its transmitter located in Cedar Hill, the station's analog broadcasts are on channel 5 while its HDTV broadcasts are on channel 41. The station is one of two joint ventures of NBC Universal (76%) and LIN Television (24%) - its only other sister station under this co-ownership is KNSD in San Diego.

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History

The station was launched on September 28, 1948, by Amon G. Carter, owner of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He named the station WBAP-TV after WBAP-AM. It was the first television station in Texas.

Even though it was clear Dallas and Fort Worth would be a single television market, Carter didn't care whether people in Dallas saw WBAP. The station reportedly moved its transmitter to Cedar Hill with the other Metroplex stations only after NBC threatened to yank its affiliation.

The station was owned by the Star-Telegram until 1974, when the FCC barred common ownership of newspapers and TV stations in all but a few cases. WBAP-TV was then sold to LIN Television, who changed the calls to KXAS. (The Star-Telegram and WBAP-AM were sold to Capital Cities Communications at that time; the newspaper is now owned by the McClatchy Company, while the radio station is now part of ABC Radio.) LIN wholly-owned the station until 1997, when it sold 76% of KXAS to NBC, in exchange for 24% of KNSD in San Diego (which NBC had recently purchased from New World Communications, who had also owned channel 5's rival KDFW until it and the other Fox affiliates owned by New World were sold to Fox).

KXAS is locally known for its weather coverage. It claims to be the first station to have hired only full-time meteorologists. One of its first, Harold Taft, broadcast for over 40 years.

Newscasts

Weekdays Deborah Ferguson, Brendan Higgins, Rebecca Miller (weather) Deborah Ferguson, Brendan Higgins, Rebecca Miller (weather) Brian Curtis, Todd D. Wallace, David Finfrock (weather) Mike Snyder, David Finfrock (weather) Jane McGarry, Mike Snyder, David Finfrock (weather), Newy Scruggs (sports) Jane McGarry, Mike Snyder, David Finfrock (weather), Newy Scruggs (sports)

Saturday

Ken Kalthoff, Loriana Hernandez, James Aydelott (weather) Kevin Cokely, Meredith Land, Steve MacLaughlin (weather), Derek Castillo (sports) Kevin Cokely, Meredith Land, Steve MacLaughlin (weather), Derek Castillo (sports)

Sunday

Ken Kalthoff, Loriana Hernandez, James Aydelott (weather) Kevin Cokely, Meredith Land, Steve MacLaughlin (weather), Derek Castillo (sports) Kevin Cokely, Meredith Land, Steve MacLaughlin (weather), Derek Castillo (sports) hosted by Newy Scruggs

Trivia

On November 24, 1963, a WBAP-TV remote unit set up at Dallas Police Headquarters fed the live images of accused Presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being gunned down by Jack Ruby to the NBC network. It was the first time a murder had been witnessed live on network television in the United States. It was also notable that, during NBC's network coverage of the assassination, news reports from WBAP-TV's studios were transmitted in color, with NBC broadcasting the coverage in New York from a black and white studio. (WBAP-TV was one of the earliest local stations to convert its local programming to color.)

KXAS has used its "Star 5" logo since 1974--the longest-used numeric logo in the market and one of the longest-used numeric logos in the country. It was a part of its 1975 campaign, "Super Season."

Newscast Titles

The Texas News (1970s)

Area Five Texas News (1970s)

Action News (1970s-1980s)

Channel 5 News (1980s)

Texas News 5 (1990s)

NBC5 News (1999-present)

Station Slogans

Five Keeps Bringing It Home To You (1970s)

Channel Five News, The Team to Watch for News (1980s)

Building a Better Texas (1990s)

The Texas News Channel

Not Just What Happens, What Matters

Logos

Image:Old KXAS logo.gif|KXAS logo until 1998 Image:Former KXAS logo.jpg|KXAS logo from 1998 to 2000 Image:Kxas-logo2.jpg|KXAS logo 2000-present; the "5" is italicized

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Broadcast television in the Dallas / Fort Worth market  [(Nielsen DMA #7)]
KDTN 2 (DS) - KDFW 4 (Fox) - KXAS 5 (NBC) - WFAA 8 (ABC) - KTVT 11 (CBS) - KERA 13 (PBS) - KTXA 21 (UPN/Ind) - KNAV 22 (Almavision) - KUVN 23 (UNI)  KODF 26 (AZA) - KDFI 27 (Ind/MNTV) - KHPK 28 (Almavision) - KMPX 29 (Ind) - KDAF 33 (The WB/The CW/The Tube) - KJJM 34 (LAT TV) - KXTX 39 (TEL)  KLEG 44 (Ind) - KSTR 49 (TFU) - KATA 50 (MMTV) - KFWD 52 (Ind) - KLDT 55 (Ind) - KDTX 58 (TBN) - KPXD 68 (i)
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas
KPRC 2 () - KFDX 3 () - KSAN 3 () - KAMR 4 () - KBTV 4 () - WOAI 4 () - KXAS 5 () -
KCEN 6 / KMAY 23 () - KRIS 6 () - KTAL 6 () - KGNS 8 () - KRBC 9 () - KTSM 9 () -
KWES 9 / KWAB 4 () - KCBD 11 () - KMOL 17 () - KVEO 23 () - KXAN 36 / KXAM 14 () -
KETK 56 / KLSB 53 ()
'''See also: , , , , , , , , , , , and stations in Texas

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1The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA.
LIN TV Corporation
Corporate Staff: [Gary R. Chapman] (President & CEO) | [Vincent L. Sadusky] | [Greg Schmidt] | [Scott Blumenthal] | [Edward L. Munson, Jr.] | [William S. Banowsky] | [Peter S. Brodsky] | [Royal W. Carson, III] | [Dr. William H. Cunningham] | [Randall S. Fojtasek] | [Wilma H. Jordan] | [Michael A. Pausic]
ABC Network Affiliates: WOTV | WTNH
CBS Network Affiliates: KRQE / KBIM / KREZ | WANE | WISH | WIVB | WLFI | WPRI | WTHI
Fox Network Affiliates: WALA | WLUK | WNAC6 | WUPW | WVBT
NBC Network Affiliates: KNSD1 | KXAN | KXAS1 | WAND3 | WAVY | WDTN | WOOD | WWLP
The WB Network Affiliates: KNVA456 | KSCW24 | WWHO4 | WBPG4
UPN Network Affiliates: KNIN24 | WCTX5 | WNDY5 | WNLO4 | WWHO4 | WXSP5
Other stations: KBVO (TeleFutura) | WAPA (Independent)7 | WIIH (Univision) | WJPX (MTV)7
1Co-owned with NBC Universal in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA.
2Co-owned with Banks Broadcasting in a joint venture (50/50); however, LIN does not control these stations.
3Co-owned with Block Communications in a joint venture (34% owned by LIN, 66% owned by Block Communications), with LIN controlling this station.
4Stations confirmed to affiliate with The CW in September 2006.
5Stations confirmed to affiliate with My Network TV in September 2006.
6LIN operates these stations under a local marketing agreement.
7LIN has put these stations up for sale; no buyer named yet.
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [TVL] | Website: [www.lintv.com]

 

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